Bitcoin News 17 April 2017

Bitcoin Today – the Bitcoin spiked today and headed over the $1200 mark. Reason? Perhaps the market is reacting to Litecoin activating SegWit and many Bitcoin miners signaling SegWit too. Are we close to coming to the end of the scaling issue? We still have a way to go before the scaling debate has come to a conclusion. Bitcoin headlines – Ukraine and BitFury launching first ‘full-scale’ blockchain eGovernment pilot; 10 UK RegTech startups to watch: meet the UK startups making regulation and compliance smarter; Blockchain Capital Raises $10 Million ICO for VC Startup Fund; Matchpool: The ICO ‘Scandal’ That Wasn’t; Trezor, Microsoft & Many Bitcoin Businesses Show Support For UASF and Segwit; Monero Transactions History Can Be Revealed and Exposed: Research; Blockchain Rollout